faireog

== Irish == === Etymology === From faire (“watching”) +‎ -óg, in reference to the glands’ perceived function of monitoring bodily functions. === Noun === faireog f (genitive singular faireoige, nominative plural faireoga) (anatomy, botany) gland ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Mutation === === Further reading === Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “faireog”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla [Irish–English Dictionary], Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959), “faireog”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm “faireog”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2026